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Frasca, Michael,
Object -- Written Matter
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Centerville
Sculpture
The Record, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Frasca, Michael, 1949- , sculptor.
Title:
The Record, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated May 18, 1997.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: glazed ceramic; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 22 x 5 x 3 ft. (1 ton).
Inscription:
(Inside
sculpture
:) Michael A. Frasca signed
Description:
A tower of twelve books stacked one on top of the other with the top book turned at a slight angle. The books are glazed in a bronze/copper color, and the pages of each book are glazed in a blue/green color.
Subject:
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
History
--
United States
--
Ohio
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Ohio
--
Centerville
Sculpture
Owner:
Centerville
Library, Administration, 111 West Spring Valley Road, Front lawn,
Centerville
,
Ohio
45458
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was commissioned to commemorate
Centerville
and Washington Township's Bicentennial in 1996. It is named after the poem "The Record," by Wendell Berry, with the opening line "My old friend tells us how the country changed..." and commemorates the knowledge of the pioneer, the farmer, and the villager. IAS files contain copy of text of poem.
Plaque in front of
sculpture
reads: The Record/Artist, Michael A. Frasca/in commemoration of the/Bicentennial of/Centerville-Washington Township/1996/City of
Centerville
/Washington
Centerville
Public Library/
Ohio
Arts Countil/Montgomery County Regional Arts/and Cultural District Culture Works/Centerville-Washington Township/Bicentennial Commission/
Centerville
Kiwanis Club/
Centerville
Rotary Club/Dayton Power & Light Foundation/
Centerville
Arts Commission
IAS files contain copy of artist's proposal for the
sculpture
(which originally included 14 books) and news articles from Dayton Daily News, April 30, 1977, 2A; Nov. 16, 1994,
Centerville
Bellbrook Times, Sept. 1996; and the Kettering-Oakwood Times, April 30, 1977, Sect. A, pg 1-16.
References:
The
Sculpture
Center, 1999.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 74900003
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
74900003
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